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Nerdy Special List August 2017

August 7, 2017 – 1:37 am | 7 Comments

Summer is almost over and I’m relieved because I’m melting. But I’ve had more excellent reads this summer than I did in the past few years, and many of the standout books are August releases.
Here are our recommendations this …

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Book Review: THE STORIED LIFE OF A. J. FIKRY by Gabrielle Zevin

August 24, 2014 – 9:37 pm | 2 Comments

I haven’t written much in the last two weeks because the books and movies I consumed were either sadly bland or outright annoying. The curse was broken when I read Gabrielle Zevin’s The Storied Life …

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Movie Review: THE GIVER

August 14, 2014 – 8:38 pm | No Comment

The Giver, adapted from Lois Lowry’s Newbery Medal-winning novel, opens in black and white, with best friends Jonas (Brenton Thwaites), Fiona (Odeya Rush), and Asher (Cameron Monaghan) living in a dystopian community free of strife. Every …

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